Illinois has an infamous election law, sec. 10-4, which says “No person shall circulate or certify petitions for candidates of more than one political party, or for an independent candidate or candidates in addition to one political party, to be voted upon at the next primary or general election, or for such candidates and parties with respect to the same political subdivision at the next consolidated election.”
This law has long inhibited petitioning in Illinois, because it is construed to mean that if an individual circulated a petition in an Illinois primary, then that same petitioner can’t work on a general election petition.
Now the individual who is challenging the Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. independent petition in Illinois, Joseph Duffy, is claiming that all Kennedy petition sheets circulated by someone who also worked on Kennedy petitions in other states are invalid, under section 10-4. This is a new twist, and is not likely to be well-received. When section 10-4 was upheld by the Seventh Circuit in John W. Moore Party v Board of Election Commissioners in 1988, the rationale that the judges accepted was that section 10-4 is a type of “sore loser” law. Obviously that makes no sense in connection with a petitioner who works for the same candidate in different states. Thanks to Sam Cahnman for sending me the copy of the objection to the Kennedy petition.
What if Kennedy had a different party designation in those other states? And why would someone want to circulate a petition to change the laws or candidate choices in any state other than the one where he is domiciled and duly registered to vote, much less be allowed to do so under the laws of any state?
Any challenges to Jones/Santos petitions?
AIG,
Neither one of them is from Illinois, so I immediately see problems.
Q,
Border controls, ports of entry and a visa or MasterCard system of permits for travel or movement between states is in order.
Q, there are people who make a living circulating petitions for candidates and ballot measures. These professionals have won lawsuits in over half the states against laws that forbid them from working in a state in which they don’t live.
Do they travel internationally as well, and try to alter the laws, political systems, and party choices of people around the world?
KDS is spreading fast
Kennedy Derrangement Syndrome
Comrade Zohar,
It’s all about preventing the dictatorship of a neonazi fascist racist who rapes wombpersons habitually, the insane sociopath Russian spy mob boss Donald Trump. We can’t afford to allow Brainwormspermperson to split Democratic votes to elect the former guy. We’ve come too far and worked too hard to be put back in chains under Massa Trump!
COMMAND ORDERS FROM DICTATORSHIP CITY —
STOP ALL 3RDS/INDEES EXCEPT IF HAVING 3RDS/INDEES CAUSES DIVIDE/CONQUER OF OTHER MAIN GANG
Ur insane Karen
Comrade Z
Sorry boo, but nobody takes your dictates and carries them out. What do you, um, call a dictator who dictates to nobody? LOL.
Comrade Zohar, what part are you having trouble understanding, honey?
Yet another reason to allow filing fees in place of petition circulation for ballot access.
Will rfk jr be included in Marquette and similar polls
It’s interesting since the announcement of the CNN criteria pollsters have seemed to framed polling questions differently
I reached out to Marquette who had him at 17% back in May but have not responded to my emails
Could the DNC be paying pollsters to change the way to ask debate questions intentionally to attempt to ensure he is under 15% criteria for ABC debates ?
Thank you
Comrade Ziobro,
Then why not auctions instead of elections?
Comrade David,
Interesting question, thanks. I’ll reach out to poll sponsors and see what I can find out.